Zonosaurus brygooi, also known commonly as Brygoo's girdled lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.[1][2]

Zonosaurus brygooi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gerrhosauridae
Genus: Zonosaurus
Species:
Z. brygooi
Binomial name
Zonosaurus brygooi
Lang & Böhme, 1990

Etymology

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The specific name, brygooi, is in honor of French herpetologist Édouard-Raoul Brygoo.[2][3]

Geographic range

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Z. brygooi is found in northeastern Madagascar.[1]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of Z. brygooi is forest, at altitudes of 600–850 m (1,970–2,790 ft).[1]

Description

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Z. brygooi may attain a total length (including tail) of 30 cm (12 in).[2]

Reproduction

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Z. brygooi is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Raselimanana, A.; Vences, M. (2020). "Zonosaurus brygooi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T172894A177348303. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Zonosaurus brygooi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 December 2014.
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Zonosaurus brygooi, p. 41).

Further reading

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  • Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. ISBN 978-3929449-03-7.
  • Lang M, Böhme W (1990). "A new species of the Zonosaurus rufipes-complex (Reptilia: Squamata: Gerrhosauridae) from Northern Madagascar". Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Biologie 59: 163–168. (Zonosaurus brygooi, new species).